Speakers in the News

Scott Gottlieb discusses coronavirus on “Face the Nation,” December 27, 2020

(CBS) – "But the idea that we're going to get to 20 million vaccines, vaccinations by the end of the year, that's probably unrealistic at…

Straight Talk with Hank Paulson Episode 23: Robert Zoellick

Robert Zoellick (11th President of the World Bank and Senior Counselor, Brunswick Group) shares insights on how the United States can lead on international trade,…

Brad Parscale Fell From Trump’s Favor. Now He’s Plotting a Comeback.

(NYT) – Mr. Parscale, President Trump’s former campaign manager, was angry after he was demoted last summer, and wanted out of politics. That didn’t last…

Meeting the Challenge in Asia

(National Interest) – To succeed in Asia, President-elect Joe Biden will need an administration that whines less, competes more, and leverages American strengths in the…

White House task force kept airport Covid screeners in place despite known risk of infection, sources say

(CNBC) – “It became pretty clear relatively quickly that it was, from a public health perspective, as far as identifying people who were Covid positive,…

Scott Gottlieb discusses coronavirus on “Face the Nation,” December 20, 2020

(CBS) – "It does seem to be the case that we're on track probably to peak in terms of the number of infections somewhere around…

5 Questions for Tyler Goodspeed

(National Review) – On the COVID-19 recession, the White House's economic agenda, the U.S.–China trade relationship, and more.

Getting Vaccinated Against COVID-19 is Like PPE at a Molecular Level

(CNN) – Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes us behind the scenes with him as he gets the coronavirus vaccine at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.

Veteran diplomat Evan Feigenbaum on U.S. policy in a changing Asia

(supchina) – "...the securitization of the US-China relationship, in particular the securitization of commercial flows..."

How We’re Building a 21st-Century Space Force

Early in 2020, Russia positioned one of its satellites dangerously close to an American satellite and then instructed it to execute a series of provocative…

Navy Under Secretary Makes First Trip To North Africa

(OKC) – Secretary Gregory J. Slavonic, who is performing the duties of Under Secretary of the Navy, made his first visit to North Africa while serving…

Lead vaccine developer says she wants to help rebuild trust brick by brick

(CNN) – According to the same poll, only 62% of Black respondents answered they would be willing to get a vaccine, up from 50% in…